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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 3678 avhandlingar innehållade ordet modern.
1. Modern Missionaries : An Ethnography of Social Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Legitimation in the Humanitarian Field
Sammanfattning : In nearly six decades of international interventions, the question of how to promote societal progress in African societies is still the subject of lively debates. The persistence of wars, famine, political instability and economic underdevelopment on the continent continues to fuel spirited discussions about how to organize aid most efficiently and whether old forms of international assistance still work. LÄS MER
2. När dansen blev modern : Framväxt, formering och förändring av ett svenskt konstområde, 1930-1960
Sammanfattning : This dissertation, When Dance Became Modern (När dansen blev modern), deals with theatrical dance in Sweden between 1930 and 1960 from a historiographical perspective and assumes that dance is interwoven with socio-cultural contexts. The aim is to investigate what factors create the conditions for certain genres and aesthetics to emerge. LÄS MER
3. Modern Talking : On the Democratic Roles of Cross-Cutting Communication in a Polarized World
Sammanfattning : The idea that it is desirable for citizens to engage in communication with fellow citizens who hold differing political views – so-called cross-cutting communication – is widespread in different lines of political thought. There is uncertainty, however, as to whether the colloquial cross-cutting communication found in the everyday life of citizens tends to engender important democratic virtues in practice. LÄS MER
4. Modern men : A Norwegian 30-year longitudinal study of intergenerational transmission and social change
Sammanfattning : The dissertation addresses men and change, intergenerational transmission, historical change and agency, employing as a case a longitudinal follow-up study over two generations of men, where the fathers participated in an experimental research project, the Work-Sharing Couples Project, which aimed to promote egalitarian work–family adaptations in Norway in the early 1970s. The original project was based on both spouses working part-time and shift parenting. LÄS MER
5. Modern Media, Modern Audiences : Mass Media and Social Engineering in the 1930s Swedish Welfare State
Sammanfattning : The dissertation straddles the interface of mass media, social engineering and advertising in 1930s Stockholm. Its twofold objective is firstly to outline their cultural output, targeting predominantly feminine audiences. LÄS MER
